Carrier for laundry



vvvv/ June 5, 1928. 1,672,092

J. E. s. RUSSELL CARRIER FOR LAUNDRY Filed May 17, 1927 v 'as .PatentedJune 5,1928.

. UNITED STAT g vr.1,672,092 'PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE n.4 spRUssELL, oF Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. j

CARRIER FOR LAUNDRY.

applicati@ aleavmay'` 17, 1927. serial No. 191,963.

i This invention relates yto a laundry carrier and it is an object ofthe invention to pro-y vide a laundry carrier useful and effective *inhandling bundles or parcels of laundry', or the like. t.

Many laundries employ systems under which y.the clothes are. handled inbags or bundles. The clothes belonging to one customer are placedinbags, each. carrying a tag bearing an identifying number or mark, Bagscontaining the' clothes of several customers are Washed in a lot, afterWhich theA bags are sorted by means of the tags. One

popular method of sorting is to apply the bags to hooks, Which hooks arenumbered corresponding to the` numbers on the tags attached to thebagsand arekey shapedy to receive only theproper tags. 'v

It is an object of this invention to provide` a laundry carrier usefuliny sorting or handllng bags vor bundles of laundry.

It is a general objectY ofy this invention to provide a laundry carrierof thetype'men tioned 'whichv is simple and convenient to f operate.`

YA further `object. of this invention is to provide a laundry'4 carrierWhlch occupies a minimum amount of space.

It is a furtherfobject ofthis invention to.

provide a laundry carrier of the type mentioned embodying a novel andeffective track tion of a typical form andr application of` theinvention, throughout which description reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, in which: f

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus provided by this invention:

Fig.,2 isa plan view of theapparatus,

being aview talrenas indicated by line 2"-.J

- tion of the de,v1ce,`-as hereinafterv described.

on Fig. 1:

Fig. 3 isan enlarged view, takenaS indicated by liney 3-3 on Fig. 2;.

' Fig. l is an enlarged view. taken as indi- L cated by line Lif-LtonFig. 2;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view-taken as indi-f cated by line on Fig. 1; andFig. 6 is an enlarged view, taken as indicated by line 6 6 on Fig. 2,

or in operation.

laundry carrier ofthe type My/invention provides, generally, a pluralityof carriers 10,pins or other likepro- ',jections 11 detachably mountedon the carriers, a pair of delivery rails 12 for carryingthe carriersbetween two positionsfsuch as the positions and B indicatedv in Fig. l.of the drawings, a pairof `.returnlail's 13 for returning thecarriersyfrom rone 4of, said 'positionsto thexother position, lmeansfl Vfortransferring. the carriers between one end of the pair'cfrails 12 tothecorresponding end of the return 4rails 13, means lkfo'r .transferring4the carriers from the return rails 13.V to the delivery.l rails 12,andA sup-'1 porting means orstandards 16 for the rail structures. f

Each carrier 10 includes an heads '18, extend transversely in a:horizontal Wheelsl) are mounted in spaced relation on thefheadsytoetfectively support the beam so'that it does not tilt or turn whenloaded The Wheels 19y may Ibe elongated bodyA orfbeam 17 provided at`its vends Avvithheads 18,eachY carrying apair of Wheels 19. The

ldirection at the en ds ofthe beam and the sov mounted on the head inany suitable manner,

for instance, through suitable shafts Carried in bearings 20-providedinthe heads 19. In practice, I prefer to mount the shafts in ball orroller bearingsso ythat the carrier operates easily.` One of the Wheels19 at one end of the carrier is connectedto operate with thecorresponding wheel at the other end of the carrier. In practice, theWheels, which are to operate together,1may

be connected 4through a common.shaft 22 ex-j tending between the ends ofthe carrier v bekeye'd on the shaft 22to-turn with the operate ontherails without binding. In the construction illustrated in the drawings,the heads 18 provided at the ends of the beam `are Ain the form ofvcastings..r The. Wheels 19 are preferably flanged so that they willremain on the rails duringv the opera- In practicmbumpe'rs 23 mayy bevprovided on- The pins 11, which may be .made suitable vparallelWiththebeam 17. The Wheels vmay shaft. By thusconnecting thev WheelsWithl the shaft to turn together, the carrier Willf .105 the back ofthebody .of .the carriers to act as spacers for the carriersin the eventthat they are broughtv together.

beam 17. In thel construction shown in the drawings, each pin is carriedon a plate having openings to receive mounting screws 2G projecting fromthe beam 17. The openings are provided in the plate 25 so that thevplate can beapplied to and removed from.

above reterred to.

The delivery rails 12 i are preferablyy straight, horizontally ydisposedrails made sunic'zientlyv long to carry the carriers bey tween theVdesired positions A and B. It

0i u in ywill b e obvious that the rails 12' may be of anyldesiredlength and, it necessary, may be eurvedto' bring the carriers tothevdesired positions at A and Bl It is to be under`- stood, ofcourse,`that the rails 12 are spaced apart to properly receive thewheelsl of the carriers. Stopsk 30 are provided at the ends fof therailsto limit the movement of the 'car-k riers.

horizontal plane above the rails 12, the space' between the" rails 12andl being just Suincient to properly accommodate the carriers intheiroperation along the rails 12.

In the preferred*construction, the rails are supportedv by means ofthestandards 16. The standards are preferablyk arranged at the ends of therails and are provided with inwardly extending brackets 28 onv which therailsrest. 'In the preferred-construction, diagonal braces 29 areprovided at opposite sides of the standards to engage under the rails 12at poi-nts spaced from the standards and thus brace and support the'rails12 between -and beyond the standards. /With' this construction, therails 12 may be of consid erable length without requiring standardsintermediate the ones supporting the end portions ot the rails.

The means lifp'rovided for transferring the carriers from the deliveryrails 12 to the l return ii'a'ilsl includes, generally, movable railextensions 31 at the ends .of the return rails 13. The movable railextensions 14C arev pivotally mounted adjacent the ends of the rails'land project outwardly orA beyond the end-sof therails 13 to enga-ge the'rails 12 .at points suitably spaced'inward of their outer ends, asillustrated in Figs. '1 and or the drawings. The rail' extensions 31preferablyfengage the rails 12 so that the rails 12vfill carryat leastone carrier 10 outward 'of or beyond ythe ends oi the extensions.

The extensions 3.1 are carried by pivot pins' The return rails 12 maycorrespond, gen! erally,to the delivery rails except that they,

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35 so that their outer portions will lift or swing upwardly as thecarriers are moved As a vcarrier is moved to the ends of the carrier maybe operated over the'extension 31 onto the rails 13. The outer endsy36er the extensions 31 are preferably beveled 'or-y Iinished toseat onthe rails 12, as shown throughout the drawings, and, .in practice, y,spaced projections arejprovided on the outer ends of the extensions 31tofstraddle the rails 12 and thus guide the extensions 31y into properposition lwith reference yto lthe rails.

The means 15 vatthe opposite ends of the rails 12 and 13 fortransferring the carriers :trom the 'rails 13 to the rails 12 includesmovablerail extensions 51 projecting vfrom the cndsof the rails 13.Therailextensions 51; correspond, generally, to the rail exten# sionsand are pivotally mounted adjacent' the ends ot the rails 13 on pivotpins 35?. in" the preferred' form of the invention, the railextensionslinay be provided withmeans for normally yieldingly holding'them up or away from the rails 12, as 'shown inthe This l means mayinclude' a weight or spring construction. In the draw-` ings, l haveshowna. spring 60 in connection with each rail extension 51 normallyyieldingly holding it up, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and lVhen acarrier is moved from the rails 13 Ontothe extei'1sions`51,`theextensions are depressed into engagei'nent lwith` the `railsi12,allowing the carrier to move down the extensions 51 onto the endportions of the railst 12. Vlhe'ny theoarrier 'reaches the rails 12, itpasses olif of the extensions' v51, allowing them to returnfto ytheyupper position.

ln operating the device, any suitable nuinbereit" carriersmay beprovided in ythe? apparatus, the number'depending upon the size ofl theapparatus andthe work to bey hand-led thereby. As a typical manner oi"using the apparatus, .we will considera carrierar-V- 'ranged in theposition indicated; at A innig. 1. ljtlhile 1n this position', the'desired pins 11 `are n'iounted onthe 4carrier and bundles ot vlaundr orthe like are sortedl ontol the nii' f may the position B beingunloaded.. Vhen the carrier has been unloaded at B, `it maybe Atransferred to 'the return railsglfthrough that the lcarriersgare transferredbetween the rails without the manual i'nanipulation oii'v switches, orlike devices. As the carriers are moved through the means 1d, the railexed rail extensions having spaced projections tensions 31 are.automatically lifted by the wheels of the carrier. In moving a carrierthrough the means 15, the rail extensions 51 aredepressed by the weightof the. carrier, making manual operation unnecessary'. It

is to be understood that the apparatus can' be designed and proportionedso that two or more carriers can bearrange'don the end portions of theArails 12 beyond the transferringl means, and that the apparatuscanbevoperated in any desired manner to suit individual needs. Y Havingdescribed only a typical preferred form of my invention, l do not wishto limit myself to the specific details set forth, but wishto reserve tomyself any changes or vafriations that may appeary to those skilled inthe art or fallwithin thescope of the following claims. 4 K .Y

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. Apparatus of the character described including a carrier, two sets ofrails for the carrier one located above the other, 1 and means fortransferring the carrier between the ends of the sets of rails includingpivotally mounted rail extensions. `i

2. Apparatus of lthe character described including a carrier, deliveryrails for the carrier, return rails for the Icarrier located above thedelivery rails, and movable rail extensions at the endsof the returnrails for transferring the carriers between the rails.

8. Apparatus of the character describedA including a carrier, deliveryrailsfor the carrier, return rails for vthe carrier loca-ted above thedelivery rails, movable. rail extensions at" the ends of the returnrails. for transferring the carriers between the rails, and means inconnection with the extensions at'one end of the return rails normallyyieldingly'holding said extensions away from theA delivery rails.

il. Apparatusof the character described including a carrier, deliveryrails for the carrier, return rails for the carrier locatedabove Y thedelivery rails, movable rail extensions at the ends of the return railsfor transferring the carriers between the rails, and sprinos vinconnection with the extensions at one end of the return rails normallyyieldingly holding said extensions away from the delivery rails,

`5. Apparatus of thev character described llicludinga carrier, `deliveryiailsdor the carrier, return. rails 'forl thecarrier located labove Vthedelivery rails, pivotally mounted lfor transferring the carrier betweenthe ends of thesets of rails including'pivotally mountat their outerends.y

7. Apparatus of the character described including a carrier, a pair ofreturn rails for the carrier, a pair of delivery rails for the carrierarranged .below the return rails' and projecting beyond the ends of thereturn rails, and movable rail extensions on the endsof the return railsprojecting to the end portions of the delivery rails,

8. Apparatus ofthe character described.`

including a'carrier', apair of return krails for the carrier, a. pair ofydelivery rails for the carrier arranged below the return rails andprojecting beyond the ends of the return rails, and movable railextensions pivotally mounted, at the ends of the return rails forltransferring lthe carrier between therails.

9. Apparatus of th-e character described including Aa carrier, a pairofreturn rails for the carrier,L a pair of deli-Very rails for the carrierarranged below the return rails and projecting beyond the ends ofthere.-

turn rails,fstops at the ends of the deliveryl rails, and `movable railextensions on the ends of the return rails projectingto theend. portionsof the delivery rails.

10. Apparatusof vthe character described including a carrier, a pair ofreturn rails for thecarrer, al pair ofdelivery rails for the carrierarranged below the return rails and -projectinnf beyond the ends of thereturn rails,an movable rail extensions pivotally mounted at the ends ofthe return Vrails for transferring the carrierbetween the rails, theextensions having spaced projections at their outer ends to straddlc thedeliveryrails.`

11. Apparatus ofthe character described including a carrier, a pairofreturn rails lfor the carrier, a pair ofdelivery rails for the carrierarranged below the return rails and projecting beyond lthe ends of thereturn rails,'rail extensions pivotally mounted at' the ends of the pairof return rails for transferring the carrier between the two pairs ofrails, and means in connection with theex- .tensions at one endk ofthepair of returnrails vnormally yieldingly holding themA up away fromthedeliveryl rails,

12. Apparatus ofthe' character described i130 i Y including' a carrier,it pair of return railsA 'for the Carrier, a pair of delivery railsfor'y the carrier arranged belowthe return rails and projecting beyondtheends of the return rails, raill extensionsV pivotally mounted :it theends lof the pair of retnrn rzvtilsfor transferring the errie'r betweenthe two pairs f` rails, and springs in'eonneetion WithA ther eX-tensio'n' zit one endof the pair ofjreturn rails normally yieldinglyholding them away' from the delivery rails.

luntliyvezufrier including a' trclqit havev hereunto `sul)'scribed niyname .'tliisrd da'y of May; 1927 p p l* JESSE USSLL."

